Southern Hotel (El Reno, Oklahoma)

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Southern Hotel
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Location319 South Grand, El Reno, Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°31′50″N97°57′27″W / 35.53056°N 97.95750°W / 35.53056; -97.95750 Coordinates: 35°31′50″N97°57′27″W / 35.53056°N 97.95750°W / 35.53056; -97.95750
Areaone acre
Built1909
NRHP reference # 78002220 [1] [2]
Added to NRHPAugust 2, 1978

The Southern Hotel is a three-story Classical Revival structure located in El Reno, Oklahoma. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, the building was constructed in 1909 as a hotel for passengers traveling the Rock Island Railroad as well as travelers along the Oklahoma Railway Company's interurban line to Oklahoma City. When it was built, the Southern Hotel was one of the most opulent and extravagant hotels in Oklahoma. [3]

El Reno, Oklahoma City in Oklahoma, United States

El Reno is a city in and county seat of Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 16,729. The city was begun shortly after the 1889 land rush and named for the nearby Fort Reno. It is located in the central part of the state, approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of downtown Oklahoma City, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Oklahoma State of the United States of America

Oklahoma is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, Texas on the south, New Mexico on the west, and Colorado on the northwest. It is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the fifty United States. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people". It is also known informally by its nickname, "The Sooner State", in reference to the non-Native settlers who staked their claims on land before the official opening date of lands in the western Oklahoma Territory or before the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which dramatically increased European-American settlement in the eastern Indian Territory. Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were merged into the State of Oklahoma when it became the 46th state to enter the union on November 16, 1907. Its residents are known as Oklahomans, and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

After railroad passenger travel was discontinued through El Reno in 1967, the hotel began to be neglected. It went through a series of owners and remained structurally sound but in disrepair. The building was restored in the 1980s; it is used for apartments and small offices, and has been the home of the El Reno Senior Citizens Center for several decades.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Oklahoma Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office".
  3. Ruth, Kent (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Southern Hotel". National Park Service . Retrieved May 6, 2016. Accompanied by photos.